TIM DE CHRISTOPHER | |
| Born in Kentfield, California 1954
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EDUCATION | |
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1989-90 |
Columbia University School of Architecture, New York, NY |
| 1977-82 |
The Cooper Union, School of Art, New York, NY |
| 1979-80 |
Independent work/study, Italy |
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2014 | Fruits of Our Labor (FOOLs), deCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA |
| 2012 |
Sufficeth, Oxbow Gallery, Northampton, MA |
| 2011 |
Art in the Orchard, Pine Hill Orchard, Easthampton, MA |
| 2010 |
The Fruit of Our Labors, Oxbow Gallery, Northampton, MA |
| Amherst Biennial, Amherst, MA | |
| Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood, Stockbridge, MA | |
| Art+Space, The Gallery at Hallmark, Turners Falls, MA | |
| 2009 |
The Sculpture Show, Tower Hill Botanical Gardens, Boylston, MA |
| Serious Considerations, Oxbow Gallery, Northampton, MA | |
| Harvesting Yesterday, Cultivating Tomorrow, Discovery Center, Turners Falls, MA | |
| 2008 |
Blank Slate/Clean Slate, Mt. Wachusett Community College, Gardner, MA |
| 2007 |
Falling Apart/Falling Away, Oxbow Gallery, Northampton, MA |
| 2006 |
The Cathedral Project: In Praise of Turners Falls, The Oxbow Gallery, Northampton, MA |
| 2005 |
The Stone Show: Stone Sculptors of New England, Hardwick, MA |
| The New England Spring Flower Show, Boston, MA | |
| 2004 |
Years of Work: A Thirty Year Retrospective, Amy H. Carberry Gallery, Springfield, MA |
| 2002-03 |
DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA |
| 2002 |
New Digs for the Dog, The Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA |
| The Teapot Transformed, Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, MA | |
| Inaugural Exhibit, Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, MA | |
| 2001 |
The New England Spring Flower Show, Boston, MA |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2017 |
Animal Kingdom, William Baczek Fine Arts, Northampton, MA |
| 2008 |
Group Show, Oxbow Gallery, Northampton, MA |
| 2007 |
Group Show, Oxbow Gallery, Northampton, MA |
| 2006 |
Group Show, Oxbow Gallery, Northampton, MA |
AWARDS and
RESIDENCIES | |
| 2012 |
Virginia Center for Creative Arts |
| 2010 |
Vermont Studio Center |
| 2007 |
Northampton Arts Council |
| 2000 |
Massachusetts Cultural Council |
| 1999 |
Artists Resource Trust, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, grant, 1999 LEF Foundation, project grant |
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COMMISSIONS | |
| 2009 |
Hayfield Bath, Greenfield, Massahusetts |
| 2002-03 | Life's Little Mysteries, Dover, Massachusetts |
| 2001-02 |
Noah's Requiem, Hilton Head, South Carolina |
| 1999-00 | Angel of Industry, Arnot Ogden Medical Center, Elmira, New York, 1999 - 2000 A complex "stage set" of figurative and architectonic elements, based on the industrial heritage of Elmira, honoring the dignity and spiritual essence of human industry. The installation was sited in a courtyard healing garden. |
| 1997-98 |
Downtown Atlantis, Lloyd Harbor, New York |
| 1997 |
The Furies, Lloyd Harbor, New York |
| 1996 |
Aeneid Fountain, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| 1995-96 |
Maya Redux, Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 1990-92 |
Urban Birdbath, The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, New York, 1990 - 1992 Limestone birdbath sited at the entrance to the cathedral?s Biblical Garden. |
| 1991-92 |
Huffington Library, Culver, Indiana, 1991 - 1992 - Twenty-four 4 by 4-foot panels on the library facade depicting evolution from the origins of the cosmos to man in space. |
| 1990-91 |
Gargoyles, The Jewish Museum, New York, New York, 1990 - 1991 ? Two new gargoyles for the fa?ade of the Jewish Museum?s expansion, representing Labor and Management. |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
| 2007 |
Buttonwieser, Sarah, ?Stories in Stone?, Preview Magazine, November, 2007 Detmold, David, The Montague Reporter, July , 2007 |
| 2005 |
Stocker, Carol, ?Ignore the gnome...forget the flamingo?, Boston Globe, Aug. 25, 2005 |
| 2004 |
Brantley, William, ?The medium is the message?, Daily Hampshire Gazette, Aug. 21-22, 2004 |
| Openheimer, Daniel, ?Big Red?, The Valley Advocate, Aug. 12, 2004 | |
| 2002 |
Wilson, Suzanne. "Kathryn Service and Tim de Christopher prepare to take the stage for their Really Big Wedding." Daily Hampshire Gazette, Feb. 20, 2002 |
| Ray, Virginia. "Making stone come to life." The Recorder, Jan. 10, 2002 | |
| 2001 |
Varnen, Andrew. "Turners Falls: a new haven for area artists?" The Recorder, Aug. 23, 2001 |
| Ray, Virginia. "Sculpture graces flower show." The Recorder, March 16, 2001 | |
| Ray, Virginia. "Sculptor to carve niche in Turners." The Recorder, March 13, 2001 | |
| 1999 |
Bagg, Mary. "Industrial Evolution: Sculptor Tim de Christopher tackles urban subject matter with almost religious dedication." Valley Advocate, Sept. 2, 1999 |
| Ray, Virginia. "De Christopher taps into the soul of stone." The Recorder, Sept. 2, 1999. Benvenuto, Christine. "Creative Spirit." Daily Hampshire Gazette, Mar. 26, 1999 | |
| 1997 |
Crane, Kevin. "Snapshots" featured artist. WGBY public television of western Massachusetts, 1998. Friedman, Ali. "Written in Stone." Design Times, April/May 1997 |
| 1996 |
Drawings for Murray, Stephen. Notre-Dame, Cathedral of Amiens: The Power of Change in Gothic, Cambridge, 1996 |
| Sokolowski, Thomas W. "The Creative Will." exhibition catalog for The Creative Will, a group show, Grey Art Gallery, New York, New York, 1995 - 1996 | |
| Doyle, Sisso. "Breaking Ground." Home and Garden Television, featured artist in segment on sculpture in the landscape, 1996 | |
LECTURES | |
| 2010 |
Art Tea at Eagle Hill, Eagle Hill Cultural Center, Petersham, MA 2010 ?Hillside Salon?, UMass, Amherst, MA |
| 2008 |
Process and Technique, Mt. Wachussett Community College, Gardner, MA |
| 2003 |
Narrative Themes: Recent Works, Western MA chapter of the American Institute of Architects. |
| 2000-01 |
Overview, Horizons School of Crafts, Williamsburg, MA |
| 1997 |
Raising the Furies, The Horticultural Society of New York and the Rhode Island Spring Flower and Garden Show. |
| 1991 |
Working Stone, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York. Lecture and demonstration on history and techniques of stone cutting and carving. |
